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Strange molecules wipe acid rain
Researchers have discovered a strange molecule needed to break down pollutants in the atmosphere, especially compounds that make acid rain. The strange chemical properti…
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Biology
Fuel cells use polluted substances to produce electricity
Scientific researchers in Pennsylvania say they are developing a fuel cell that uses pollutants from coal mines and metal mines to produce electricity, which could solve…
Animal world
Finding the polar bear's genitals is getting smaller and smaller
Research shows that chemical pollutants have weakened the penis, causing the polar bear to become extinct.
Animal world
Why is the 'otter' male otter smaller and smaller?
The male otter can be affected by chemicals in the water source, causing it to shrink in size.
Animal world
Pollution makes birds sing better
Scientists think that pollution changes the tone of male birds and makes them sing better. This fact leads to the trend of bird-like pollution and harms to them.
Animal world
Contagious worms help the starling birds sing better
In the list of unintended consequences of environmental pollutants can add one thing - eating infected worms affects the singing of male starlings. However, children see…
Animal world
Pollutants turn male frogs into female frogs
According to this study, the research results can explain at least one reason why one-third of frog species in the world are at risk.
Animal world
The polar bear's genitals are getting smaller and smaller
The Arctic ice sheets are not the only things being shrunk. The genitals of white bears in eastern Greenland are also shrinking, due to the impact of industrial pollutan…
Scientific application
Find the dye that holds the color permanently
It is no longer necessary to divide colored clothes and white clothes when washing housewives' laundry when scientists have invented a new dye that will never fade.
Scientific application
Air filter by biological filtration method
Biofiltration is a relatively new treatment for pollution. This is an attractive method for handling bad smell gases and volatile organic compounds with low concentratio…
Environment
Air pollution increases the risk of crime due to stress
When people come into contact with pollutants in the air, we are prone to respiratory infections, cardiovascular disease, stroke, lung cancer or Alzheimer's dementia.
Environment
Melting ice releases toxins from the 20th century
Despite its transparent appearance, thicker layers of ice will accumulate more pollutants in the surrounding environment.
Environment
Air pollution is more harmful through the skin through the airway
Each of our breaths carries toxins from polluted air into the lungs, but the amount of toxins that blood absorbs from the lungs is very small.
Environment
The Chinese atmosphere makes people lose 25 months of life
Exposure to air pollutants causes one million Chinese people to die early each year.
Environment
Unexpected culprit causes scary air pollution in China
Although it accounts for only 7% of the total area of global agricultural land, China uses more than one third of the world's nitrogen fertilizer.